William Cary Hattan Collection

Collection — Multiple Containers

Identifier: AppMs-0339

Staff Only

William Cary Hattan Collection Digital Collection

Scope and Contents

The papers of William Cary Hattan focus primarily on his career as a railroad engineer and on his personal involvement in the construction of two railroads in the early 20th century: the Western Maryland Railway, which operated between Baltimore and Pittsburgh, and the Carolina, Clinchfield and Ohio Railway (commonly known as the Clinchfield Railroad), which connected the coal fields of Southern Appalachia with the Atlantic coast ports, crossing the very difficult terrain of the Appalachian Mountains. Material in the collection also documents his education, training, and personal affairs.

Dates

1889-1940, undated

Creator

Hattan, William Cary, 1875-1929 (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Extent

5.50 linear feet (1 oversized folder, 4 photograph albums, 477 photographic print images, 511 negative images)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

The collection is arranged into two series as follows: Series 1, Subject Files, 1889-1929 and undated, and Series 2, Photographs and Negatives, 1904-1908 and undated.

Custodial History

The William Cary Hattan Collection was donated to the Archives of Appalachia by Hattan’s daughter, Mary Hattan Bogart of Erwin, Tenn., on May 5, 1989, with additional materials donated on July 6, 1989 and February 12, 2002.